colchicum
noun
colchicum is spelled C-O-L-C-H-I-C-U-M: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, colchicum means “Any of several flowers of the genus Colchicum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of colchicum is colchicums.
How many letters and syllables are in colchicum?
| Letters | 9: C-O-L-C-H-I-C-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is colchicum?
Colchicum appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of colchicum
- colchicums plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does colchicum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several flowers of the genus Colchicum.
- 2
The dried seed of the poisonous meadow saffron, Colchicum autumnale, used medicinally.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Colchicum in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Colchicum-genus plant:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does colchicum come from?
Borrowed from translingual Colchicum, from Latin colchicum, from Ancient Greek κολχικόν (kolkhikón).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).